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info The classic eighties pair of sunglasses? Perhaps helped by their appearance in both The Blues Brothers (1980) worn by John Belushi and later in Risky Business (1983) worn by Tom Cruise. They were actually designed by Baush & Lomb in 1954 who continued to make them until they sold the company to Luxottica in 1999. They changed - for the worse, ioho - over the years but in the 80s they simply had the lozenge plaques to identify them and the discreet BL etching on the lens. Not many knew that they came in two sizes, this pair the larger (rarer) 24 bridge size. The more common bridge size was the 22mm which didn't actually fit a lot of noses. And this pair found never having been worn - so even rarer. Luxottica remain the owners of the Ray-Ban brand and still sell a Wayfarer today, but of course they haven't got the Bausch & Lomb lenses - and someone even told us that the original lozenge plaque is no longer integral to the hinge, it is merely a glued on piece of decoration. Indeed! Bonus: click here to see a photo c1966 of model in Wayfarer. (Frame in a tortoise, lenses the paler G31 tint.) — klasik |
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product code : k5379 : £ 195 Never worn 1980s black plastic frame marked BAUSCH & LOMB RAY-BAN USA and WAYFARER KlasikVintageEyewearKlasik Original B&L G15 lenses etched w/logo condition lenses : new - 10 frame : very good fit : very good size face : 135mm lens width : 50mm (stamped on frame) lens height : 40mm bridge : 24mm (stamped on frame) arms : 150mm lens spec uv transmission % : 1 light transmission (LTF) % : 15 uv protection y/n : y |
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